DNA from both parents can be injected into a donor egg, which uses the donor’s mitochondria. This is used to keep a child from inheriting a mitochondrial disease from the mother. These are the specific set of hereditary diseases this technique prevents.

All other hereditary diseases are not prevented by this.

[–] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Great explanation - to add a bit more context, this technique (mitochondrial replacement therapy) specifically transfers the nuclear DNA from the mother's egg to a donor egg with healthy mitichondria, leaving behind the problematic mitochondrial DNA while preserving the vast majority of the parents' genetic material.

[–] baatliwala@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Yeah they should have added "a"

[–] joyjoy@lemmy.zip 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

In this instance, I wouldn't mind editorialising via [a].

[–] baatliwala@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

Fixed

[–] mienshao@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Bro you posted it. You should have added “a”

[–] baatliwala@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

English isn't my first language, I didn't realise it until someone pointed it out. I fixed it now.

[–] AceBonobo@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

The fixed version is actually the best title on a news article I've seen in the last 10 years

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 5 points 6 days ago

It's common for headlines to leave out articles. It can be read the way intended. Would be nice to include "a," but not devastating.

[–] Fandangalo@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Ah the power house of the cell.